art form
noun
1
: a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art
sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment
2
a
: an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed
… describe pinball as a great American art form …—
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b
: an undertaking or activity enhanced by a high level of skill or refinement
… easy conversation—an art form in peril of being lost to contemporary schedules.—Joanna Pruess
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Madonna has spent her career turning provocation into power and reinvention into an art form.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
None of the Abbey’s productions has been (although the theater has sometimes self-censored)—a remarkable truth in a country where nearly every other art form has found itself at some point subjected to the government’s red pen.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
That's what makes organization an art form.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the person who had the most lasting impact on both criticism and his preferred art form, though, was Charles Baudelaire.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
None of the Abbey’s productions has been (although the theater has sometimes self-censored)—a remarkable truth in a country where nearly every other art form has found itself at some point subjected to the government’s red pen.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
That's what makes organization an art form.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the person who had the most lasting impact on both criticism and his preferred art form, though, was Charles Baudelaire.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Art form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20form. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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